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• It has an open concept, Jack and Jill bathrooms, and it is the first co-ed home that we were able to
• communities and how we are ensuring that curriculum, student experiences, and policy development are open
• It opened up that we can admit more students.
• Maybe that's good, but it could be very open to interpretation.
• And again, it's an open invitation.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• I know that you have some of their presentations with you and, uh, and then we will be open for questions
• It will detect the aflatoxin, set off an alarm when the aflatoxin level is too high, and it will open
• So, so again, you know, the, the Farm Bureau has identified mental health as one of their primary.
• Take that to the TEF fund and then fund that to get it out into the open market and to and to get it.
• And, you know, essentially, if, if the Rhath process isn't just open-ended and kind of endless, it provides

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• I share this with you all today, as it is my hope that this resolution will open the door for adequate
• funding for the safety of South Maui, which is currently a primary TAT revenue generator on Maui, my
• across the conference table, there also will be times where chairs have just agreed and they don't open
• it's going to be beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the rotunda, and also when many of our offices begin to open
• Community Media, all of the legislators and their staff who are choosing to stay and keep their offices open

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• You're opening up a huge can of worms here.
• And we're opening ourselves up to more lawsuits.
• But now it's open. It's operating.
• </c><03:29:10.160><c> on</c> Craig station unit 1 wasn't open on Craig station unit 1 wasn't open on
• </c><05:00:15.920><c> care</c> long-term care facilities, primary care long-term care facilities, primary

Keywords: 981, all

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• And I'm open to any questions. Are there any questions for the prime sponsor?
• And I'm open to any questions. Are there any questions for the prime sponsor?
• So I'm open to suggestion because, Chair Liias, I share the affordability concern.
• I'm open for any questions. Are there any questions for the prime sponsor? I don't see any.
• Our primary concern, though, is with the mandatory driver's license suspension that accompanies this.

Bills: HB2604 , HB2436 , SB6354 , SB6352

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment

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• unfortunate circumstances, there are some potential issues with the only pool in our valley that is open
• pool in our valley that is There is some potential issues with the only pool in our valley that is open
• I guarantee you the people want this to stay open. I don't care about the agency.
• The school board members and administrators must receive yearly training on the Open Public Meetings
• I have like one critical access hospital, and we don't even have a primary care in my community.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met in executive session on a proposed substitute operating budget bill and worked through a long series of amendments before voting on the bill. Members discussed a wide range of budget items, including court funding for Thurston County civil filings, Attorney General funding for a domestic extremism task force, grants for Yakima aquatics access, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring programs, poverty reduction work, a proposed Department of Housing task force, federal grant inventory staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, DCYF family resource centers and pediatric interim care, law enforcement training and equipment, shellfish and birthing center licensing fees, school bus depreciation, charter school accountability, transition to kindergarten priorities, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI grants. The committee also considered amendments related to the Columbia River Gorge Commission, shrub-steppe habitat mitigation, and a study on Lower Snake River reservoir drawdown impacts. Debate on many amendments centered on whether items were statewide priorities or local projects, and on the fiscal constraints of the budget. Supporters often argued that proposals would protect vulnerable populations, improve public safety, or leverage future savings and outside funding; opponents frequently cited budget pressure, the availability of existing funding, or the need to avoid singling out local projects. Some amendments were adopted, including Clark 343 on intent to fund up to 10,000 additional eCAP slots, Jones 419 on paint stewardship funding, and Stevens 070 limiting birthing center license fees. Many others failed, including amendments on Thurston County court funding, the domestic extremism task force, Yakima aquatics, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring, poverty reduction workgroup funding, the Department of Housing task force, federal grant staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, the PIC Center contract, the Lacey regional training academy, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI-related proposals. The committee then moved to the underlying bill, Proposed Substitute House Bill 2289, and adopted a do pass motion after disposing of the amendments. The transcript indicates the committee ultimately reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation.

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• Uh in opening promise to do it briefly.
• Uh in opening remarks,<00:40:12.880><c> we</c><00:40:13.119><c> were</c><00:40:13.920><c> reminded</c
• continue to fund teacher pensions at the levels that they have requested, as was mentioned in the opening
• Um, there's three primary reasons I think we should support this bill. One is fairness.
• </c><01:13:02.880><c> thing</c><01:13:03.040><c> that</c><01:13:03.280><c> we</c> should be the primary

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But the primary concern that I have with this bill is the issue of preliminary eligibility determination
• But<01:10:55.200><c> the</c><01:10:55.320><c> primary</c><01:10:55.840><c> concern</c><01:10:56.400><
• c> that</c><01:10:56.560><c> I</c><01:10:56.640><c> have</c><01:10:56.880><c> with</c> But the primary
• concern that I have with But the primary concern that I have with this<01:10:57.280><c> bill</c><01:

Keywords: 981, all

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• Which um they're the primary beneficiaries of the CETFs, so they are stakeholders.
• Which um um um they're<00:12:26.680><c> the</c><00:12:26.800><c> primary</c><00:12:27.160><c> beneficiaries
• </c><00:12:27.839><c> of</c><00:12:27.920><c> the</c> they're the primary beneficiaries of the they're
• the primary beneficiaries of the CETFs,<00:12:28.640><c> so</c><00:12:28.760><c> they</c><00:12:28.880

Bills: SB2433 , SB2047 , SB2425 , SB3045 , SB2761 , SB3001 , SB2852 , SB2471

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: condominium governance, education trust fund, unit owners, real estate, dispute resolution, financial obligations, community representation, pharmacy benefit managers, maximum allowable cost, transparency, drug pricing, insurance commissioner, contracting pharmacies, healthcare, substance use disorder, SUD, addiction treatment, behavioral health, mental health, rehabilitation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2433 SD1 relating to condominiums, which would direct the condominium education trust fund toward educational resources for unit owners and require the Real Estate Commission to ensure owners’ interests are represented in funded activities and related rulemaking. Supporters, including the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and a condominium owner advocate, said owners need a seat at the table in condo governance and education efforts. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was necessary, with the Real Estate Commission indicating it could already use the trust fund for owner education and that owners are already considered stakeholders, though not through a specific commission seat. No vote was taken during the excerpted discussion. The committee then took up SB 2047 SD2 HD1 on pharmacy benefit managers, which would set requirements for maximum allowable cost reimbursement, allow reverse-and-rebill claims after successful appeals, and authorize fines for violations. The Insurance Division offered comments, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association supported the measure with amendments and suggested future PBM reform funding, and Kaiser Permanente requested a technical amendment. A committee question raised whether the staffing and resource request for implementation was too large for a bill focused only on MAC pricing, and the witness said he would provide more data to the next committee. No final action was shown. Next was SB 2425 SD2 HD1 on health insurance and substance use disorder treatment, requiring insurers to honor written assignments of benefits to SUD providers and prohibiting anti-assignment clauses. Supporters described patients being unable to access treatment because of high out-of-pocket costs and said direct payment would reduce harm for people in recovery. HMSA opposed the bill but said it would begin direct payments to non-participating SUD facilities effective March 27, while continuing to object to the assignment-of-benefits portion because of fraud and balance-billing concerns; the Hawaii Association of Health Plans also opposed. Members questioned HMSA about reimbursement mechanics and why the bill was needed if coverage policies were already changing. Finally, the committee heard SB 3045 SD1 HD1, which would require coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, including for Medicaid managed care, under certain conditions. DHS and the Insurance Division offered comments, while SHPDA, Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation, and others supported the bill, citing inconsistent access and a case in which a woman allegedly died after being denied a CGM. HMSA said it already covers medically necessary CGMs and had updated its policy in 2025 for type 1 and insulin-dependent patients, but it raised concerns about expanding mandated coverage to type 2 and gestational diabetes and about supply impacts. The committee also discussed whether the bill duplicated existing coverage standards and why it had been introduced repeatedly. No votes or final dispositions were included in the excerpt.

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• We will open this work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
• </c><00:44:25.960><c> for</c> that I believe are currently open for that I believe are currently open
• As opposed to the number that was opened and the number that was closed? Correct?
• </c><03:25:00.479><c> and</c> cases both new ones that are opened and cases both new ones that are opened
• He said about 700 claims were actually open and pending, but more were coming in.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs budget, with testimony from Chase Hegman and Kathy Frederickson. Early discussion focused on staffing and vacancies, including a senior planner position tied to FEMA requirements, a program assistant funded by federal ORID dollars, a program specialist being considered for reclassification, two Housing Champions positions to be funded in the next biennium, and temporary welcome center positions. Members also reviewed the commissioner’s office, indirect cost recoveries tied to federal program administration, and the structure and staffing of rest areas and welcome centers, including the Turnpike-funded locations and seasonal staffing patterns. Members then moved through economic development and federal grant-related accounts. Hegman explained that a large share of the agency’s funding is federal, with some programs requiring state match, including the Apex Accelerator, which supports government contracting assistance for businesses. He described Apex as a small team that helps businesses with DOD and other contracting opportunities through webinars, matchmaking, and one-on-one support. The Office of Workforce Opportunity was described as largely federally funded through Commerce-related workforce programs and subrecipients, with some general fund support for agency-wide needs. The Northern Borders Regional Commission dues and capacity grant were also discussed, with officials explaining the state’s required contribution and the federal funds used to administer the program. A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which officials said provides one-on-one technical assistance to new and small businesses and has a strong return on investment. Members questioned the cut, the federal funding sources, and whether there was a waiting list for services; officials said they would provide more detail on matching requirements and funding. The committee also reviewed travel and tourism accounts, including the joint promotional grant program and tourism advertising funds, both of which are proposed to increase. Officials said the tourism marketing formula is based on a percentage of meals and rooms tax revenue and argued that the spending generates significant visitor spending and tax revenue, citing an outside ROI study and examples of advertising in test markets. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• Investments in clean transportation, in affordable energy, investments in open...
• Choi, would you like to make some opening comments? Thank you.
• We also opened Dos Rios State Park in 2023, and that is the first California state park to be opened
• They will be left open, not on call, because we haven't taken a vote.
• They will be left open, not on call because we haven't taken a vote.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy opened its first hearing with remarks from the chair and members emphasizing climate change, resiliency, clean energy, natural resources, and the need to make careful budget choices in a constrained fiscal environment. The Legislative Analyst’s Office presented an overview of the natural resources and environmental protection budget, warning that although current revenues are strong, the state faces significant out-year deficits and should apply a high bar to new ongoing spending, use special funds and fees carefully, and focus on critical health and safety needs. The LAO said the Governor’s Proposition 4 spending plan was generally reasonable and consistent with bond requirements, but urged legislative oversight and reporting, especially where bond funds interact with General Fund proposals. Secretary Wade Crowfoot then described the Natural Resources Agency’s recent accomplishments and priorities, including wildfire resilience, water reliability, coastal protection, outdoor access, biodiversity, tribal partnerships, and streamlining project delivery. He highlighted major investments in climate and resilience, the role of Proposition 4 in continuing those efforts, and the need to modernize water infrastructure, including Delta conveyance and other regional conveyance projects. Members asked about Delta conveyance, invasive species, permitting delays, and the impact of federal staffing cuts; Crowfoot said the administration is pushing projects forward, supports a beneficiary-pays approach for conveyance, and is filling gaps left by federal reductions where necessary. The committee then heard from the Department of Parks and Recreation. Director Armando Quintero reviewed the state park system, outdoor access programs, tribal agreements, wildfire and forest resilience work, and deferred maintenance funded by the climate bond. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed ongoing General Fund transfer for the California State Parks Library Pass program, saying it did not meet the high bar for new spending, while several members strongly supported the program as a low-cost, high-value access tool. Members also pressed Parks on reservation system problems and no-show vacancies; staff said new rules and enforcement will take effect July 1 and that vacancies are being opened up sooner. The department also presented low-cost accommodation projects, which the LAO supported. Finally, the Department of Fish and Wildlife introduced its new director, Megan Hurdle, who outlined the department’s mission, staffing, service-based budgeting, and Proposition 4 proposals for salmon tagging, hatchery improvements, and public access lands. She emphasized the department’s role in biodiversity conservation, permitting streamlining, law enforcement, and human-wildlife conflict outreach, and said the agency is working to close a service gap identified in its budgeting analysis. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you would like to, if you have any opening comments, please feel free to make those at this time.
• If you have any opening comments, please feel free to make those.
• Anybody have any opening inquiries of a general nature that they just can't wait to get to?
• And once a closer facility to their home opened up, they applied for transfer.
• When they were both open, we could never adequately staff them both in the entire time they were open

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• as frontline providers for the state's most complex medical cases while simultaneously acting as primary
• And so I'll tell you that we have about a 14% open position rate.
• And depending upon the kinds of position that might be open, they can range quite dramatically.
• for years. ...a couple of specialty kinds of recruitment that the positions have been open for years
• , I know that we're trying, I'm trying to be very open for us to have a dialogue in such committee.

Bills: SB4 , SB7 , SB9 , SB17

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, 996

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• and</c><00:13:41.880><c> we</c><00:13:42.000><c> are</c><00:13:42.199><c> currently</c> multiple openings
• and we are currently multiple openings and we are currently around<00:13:42.880><c> a</c><00:13:43.079
• have closed down over the past three years simply because they could not find candidates for their open
• candidates for their open positions<01:25:09.800><c> over</c><01:25:10.040><c> the</c><01:25:10.199>
• </c><01:43:57.560><c> pandor</c><01:43:58.159><c> Box</c><01:43:58.440><c> is</c><01:43:58.679><c> open

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {

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• get started quickly because I know good Senator has another commitment he needs to be at, so we will open
• All right, we will open now the hearing on Senate Bill 301.
• And Senator Perkins Kwoka is here, so we will open the hearing on Senate Bill 303.
• Would you be open to members reflected by each party?
• would you be open to U members reflected would you be open to U members reflected by<02:25:14.160><c>

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, just speaking to that, and I'm open to any questions.
• </c><01:05:23.280><c> to</c> just speaking to that and I'm open to just speaking to that and I'm open
• Um, the other aspect, though, too, that NHSBA's primary concern is that if the state is going to move
• concern is that too that NHSB's primary concern is that um<01:30:35.520><c> if</c><01:30:35.679><c>
• </c><02:15:08.239><c> to</c> findings are and would you be open to findings are and would you be open

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, but happy to open the conversation and appreciate everybody for being at least open to talking about
• Um, but happy to open the conversation and appreciate everybody for being at least open to talking about
• Um, but happy to open the conversation and appreciate everybody for being at least open to talking about
• </c> open to conversation about that. open to conversation about that.
• Like, are you open? Yes, I'm open to the concept. I support that concept. I support that concept.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, it feels like open hunting season on Jewish Americans.
• </c><00:26:08.400><c> on</c><00:26:08.720><c> Jewish</c> like open hunting season on Jewish like open
• Federal agencies are simply not doing enough to open the doors for small businesses to compete.
• </c> investor or family money can still open investor or family money can still open up<04:03:38.840>
• Demographics, which is the primary driver of our debt, is not Democrat or Republican.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Investments in clean transportation, in affordable energy, investments in open...
• Choi, would you like to make some opening comments? Thank you.
• to us about. open spaces that you've experienced and talked to us about.
• All of the items that we've discussed today will be left open. That's right.
• They will be left open, not on call because we haven't taken a vote.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy convened for its first hearing and heard an overview from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Natural Resources Agency. The LAO emphasized California’s strong current revenues but warned of a structural budget problem, projected out-year deficits, and the need for a high bar on new spending. It generally supported the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plan as reasonable and consistent with bond requirements, while urging legislative oversight and caution about using special funds and adding ongoing commitments. Secretary Wade Crowfoot responded with an overview of climate, wildfire, water, coastal, and conservation challenges and highlighted progress under the Newsom administration, including clean energy growth, wildfire resilience investments, land conservation, tribal co-management, and outdoor access initiatives. He also discussed federal staffing cuts affecting California’s response capacity and said the state has had to fill gaps in flood forecasting, land management, and park access. Members then questioned the secretary about the Delta conveyance tunnel and broader water reliability issues. Crowfoot said the project remains important, is being pursued as a beneficiary-pays project, and is moving through the State Water Resources Control Board’s permitting process, while also stressing that it is only one part of a broader water strategy that includes levee strengthening, subsidence, groundwater storage, recycling, and conservation. Senators also raised concerns about permitting delays, invasive species, and the impact of position cuts on agency capacity; Crowfoot said streamlining is needed but that staffing remains essential. The committee then moved to the Department of Parks and Recreation, where Director Armando Quintero described the state park system, tribal agreements, wildfire and deferred maintenance work, and outdoor access programs such as the State Library Park Pass and Adventure Pass. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed ongoing $6.75 million General Fund transfer for the library park pass, arguing it did not meet the high bar for new ongoing spending, but several senators strongly supported the program as a low-cost way to expand access. Members also pressed Parks on reservation system problems and campsite no-shows. Department staff said they are updating website guidance, working with the reservation vendor, and implementing new no-show and reservation-modification rules effective July 1, including penalties for repeated no-shows and immediate reopening of vacant sites. The committee then heard a low-cost accommodations proposal, which Parks said would fund planning and construction at several sites using Proposition 68, reimbursements, and donations; the LAO said it had no concerns. Finally, the new director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Megan Hurdle, introduced herself and outlined the department’s mission, staffing, service-based budgeting, and Proposition 4 requests, including funding for salmon genetic tagging, hatchery repairs, and public access improvements. She said the department is focused on biodiversity, permitting streamlining, law enforcement, and human-wildlife conflict prevention, and noted that the agency is still updating its service-based budgeting analysis to identify gaps and priorities.

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• Investments in clean transportation, in affordable energy, investments in open...
• Choi, would you like to make some opening comments? Thank you.
• We also opened Dos Rios State Park in 2023, and that is the first California State Park to be opened
• And if they say they're not coming, we will open it up immediately for reservation.
• They will be left open, not on call, because we haven't taken a vote.

Keywords: 987, senate, all